Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-29

TPhladslpAia Prsss
The passage Of the coercion bill 10 Its
second readins last night by Q vote Of
$40 20 269 indicates, as Ne have all
deemed probable, that the tempest
against coercion raised thrsugh the
ieneth and breadth Of England By Mr..
Gladstone has had 20 eject within the
House of Commons. The alliance be
tween Conservatives and Liberal Union-
lists has been unaffected By the moral
protest OF the rank and Gle Of sAe Lib
erai party, the ominous determination
of ils machine to crush out all Liberal
diasidents or the discovery that has for
gerry IL the last weapon used Ia the cam
paiRn against Irish liberties and the
Irish leader, Mr.. Parneli. The strong
conviction among all conservative EGG
liahmen that the issue bad come TO be
one between the Law aud the mob, o0eF-
cion by Parliament or by the National
League-missaken as II may seem to
every American--has scfkiced 10 hold
Arm q majority large enough TO over
bear all oppoaition by dead weight OF
Numbers and TO discourage diiatory
action By endeav0Fing to associate the
agitation for home rule BY men like
Mr.. Gladstone aud Mr.. Parnell With the
assassinationa 81 the Invineiblas and
the murdeFeFa OF Ptwaix Park.
1.-Two weeks lago, Liberal aid TO IrisS
obasrustiep, which began a. q stage
when measures usually pass by consent.
seemed certain to continue through
every stage of the passage % coercion
week later than last night was coma
aently set as the earliest date % which
second Etading could be reached IL
Mr.. Gladstone confused the opposition
he had begun. The unopposed vote on
second reading mast pc accepted 40
showing that the long campaign Of
abuse In the London 7tBss, which eul.
minated IN the forged letter atfEibated
to Mr.. PaFnell on the Phmnix Park
murders, has had its ifeot by sheer itsr-
altos In silenciuR Liberal obstruction.
The Times for half Q mary has favored
oppression and ehampioued brute force;
but even lie history has no more bitter
assault than that With which 10 has hon
ored Mt. PaFneli since IL began six
weeks ago the publication Of the articles
hes asd "PAFnellisn and Ctime," Of
which the rrat appeared March 7. last
as coercion was announced.
These articles, began With Mr. Par
nellie trip 20 this couRtFy in December.
1879. charged him wtth ob'aininc the
means With whIoh be organised the
Land League from Feuiaa sx con-
viots," and 9Th having continued from
that time Ia conspiracy with men Who
90 one aide were aiding him and on the
ether Organizing the "iFi-h Invtnsieless
and plotting murder and outrage. snl.
miaating 10 the death OF Lord n. Oaven-
dish and Me- Burke Mr. Patrick Ford
and the IrtsA Wol u and NJ. p. J. SheF.
ldan and the Clan na- Gael With Mr..
frank BFyne were the specific links
With which the Ti'ses ao1Rht TO connect
Mr.. Pernell With crimes be hes steadily
opposed. By which tee progress Of bis
own constitutional agitation has beeu
thwarted, AID which be hEsa and aloue,
amoa0 Irish leaders. has shown TO be
unnecessary 10 seeaFe land reform and
home rule for Ireland
Bat neither ths character OF the raan
nsf she tenor Of bic policy. she ab
sence Of proof in support Of lee charges
and the extssenas Of q wsrsd Of evidence
10 show them false has sun ed 20 pre-.
vent the TIflss from shFiily repeating
The charge Of completely in mnFdegens
conspiracy aaainsl Nc. PAFnell. False
a. the eharRes are. backed ~ they have
esme 10 be by q elaHsy forgery which
carries its Swn eandemnaticn, thev Aave
plainly bad their eject N the present
condition Of English opinion. They
have dene their fall share 30 carry coeF.
eion and ssw the sadly fertile fields Of
Ireland With the eFime against stitch
MF. PaEnell's carer has been ena long
sHd upavAiltng protest.